Prairie Dog

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PD
Pronunciation
/ˈprɛri dɔg/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Animals

Examples in Context

  1. There was less food for birds and also for the prairie dog.
  2. There was less food for birds and also for the prairie dog, a kind of animal which lives in holes in the ground.
  3. Some exhibits have glass viewing areas, like for the prairie dog.
  4. When a prairie dog senses danger it begins to chirp and retreat to its burrow.
  5. At just a few days old and on his first adventure outside of his underground burrow home, it's little wonder that this tiny prairie dog pup overindulged on tasty snacks and needed to lie down.

Other meanings of PD